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The big plunge. Hanging by a thread of cable, stuntman Dar Robinson launches himself from the 1,100-foot level of the CN Tower last Tuesday, a day aft(...)
The big plunge. Hanging by a thread of cable, stuntman Dar Robinson launches himself from the 1,100-foot level of the CN Tower last Tuesday, a day aft(...)

The big plunge. Hanging by a thread of cable, stuntman Dar Robinson launches himself from the 1,100-foot level of the CN Tower last Tuesday, a day aft(...)

Date8/12/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: The big plunge. Hanging by a thread of cable, stuntman Dar Robinson launches himself from the 1,100-foot level of the CN Tower last Tuesday, a day after he'd originally planned to take the leap. The death-defying jump, Robinson's second from the tower, brought traffic to a standstill in the downtown area as motorists stopped to watch the Hollywood stuntman, who put on the performance for a U.S. television program. Last September, he jumped with a parachute for a movie sequence and is reported to have been paid $250,000 for the feat.
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There he goes! Dar Robinson, the California stuntman, flails his arms and legs as he leaps from the 1,100-foot observation level of the CN Tower, with(...)
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The long fall: Stuntman Dar Robinson leaps well out from CN Tower to avoid obstacles on way down, then free falls before pulling parachute ripcord
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The long fall: Stuntman Dar Robinson leaps well out from CN Tower to avoid obstacles on way down, then free falls before pulling parachute ripcord
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The long fall: Stuntman Dar Robinson leaps well out from CN Tower to avoid obstacles on way down, then free falls before pulling parachute ripcord
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